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County council must tussle with multiple arena cost issues
By Collin Gallant on November 8th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant A study of cost estimates to upgrade the Irvine Ag Complex Arena also highlights potentially competing priorities for Cypress County as it studies partnering on a new hockey rink and community centre in Dunmore. In July, the Prairie Rose School Division laid out its early stages plan to construct a full-sized arena with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lest We Forget: Unknown Soldiers symbolize all who died
By Gillian Slade on November 8th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade They represent those who died in service for their country and were buried in unmarked graves — Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, grave of The Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, London, England, and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. How these graves came to be, the decisions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor, MLA exchange words
By Collin Gallant on November 7th, 2018
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com @CollinGallant Citing pot legalization, a possible supervised consumption site and now, the end of off-leash privileges near Kin Coulee Park, Mayor Ted Clugston unloaded Monday on other levels of government, and specifically on Medicine Hat MLA Bob Wanner. And Wanner, who typically has not responded to such criticism citing his role as legislature’s speaker, ... Read More »
1 responseArena activities resume at Kinplex after leak
By Collin Gallant on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Kinplex arenas were reopened on Tuesday, the day after they were evacuated due to an ammonia leak. City recreation officials stated in a release that a mechanical issues had been resolved and schedule of events at the facility would resume. Staff at the recreation centre called fire department at about 7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Location, location, location corrected
By Collin Gallant on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News Keen readers alerted the News that an error was included in an article on Nov. 6 regarding a high-profile real estate development in downtown Medicine Hat. The report, titled “City sells downtown parking lot,” referred to the former use of the building at 454 Third Street as the one-time location of OK ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upscale plans for Parker’s building
By Collin Gallant on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News What’s been going on the down low is now on the way “up.” Plans for a vacant furniture store in the heart of Medicine Hat show plans to offer leased, upscale office and retail space on Third Street downtown with panoramic views and an abundance of parking. The hulking commercial space at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charity golf tourney raises $77K for cancer centre
By Gillian Slade on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre received $77,100 from this summer’s Royal LePage Breast Cancer Charity Golf Tournament in a small ceremony at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital on Tuesday. It was the 22nd annual golf tournament that Royal LePage participated in and the fourth one that saw them join forces with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta appoints city’s first female provincial judge
By Medicine Hat News on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News History was made Tuesday when the Alberta government appointed Medicine Hat Provincial Court’s first female judge. Michelle Christopher was one of three judges appointed to various jurisdictions Tuesday. In a news release, the government said the appointments will help to ensure Albertans have more timely and representative access to justice. The other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seniors pack library room for interactive day on fall prevention
By Gillian Slade on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A Tuesday workshop about steps to prevent falls attracted enough seniors to pack the theatre at Medicine Hat Public Library. Between information sessions about gyms and the benefits of participating in sports such as pickle ball, there were skits by couples that had the audience amused while conveying the theme of keeping ... Read More »
1 responseMoms raising money for hospital’s neo-natal intensive care unit
By Gillian Slade on November 7th, 2018
Medicine Hat News A local group of mothers with a baby that required care in the neo-natal intensive care unit at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, is fundraising in support of it. The campaign will also help to create awareness of the many families who have a baby in the NICU, said Kristine Russell, one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lest We Forget: Behind each soldier was a hard working woman
By Gillian Slade on November 7th, 2018
gslade@medicinehatnews.com @MHNGillianSlade Working in a munitions plant that supplied bombs for the Second World War was an opportunity for a young girl to contribute to the war effort, and it introduced her to another world of experiences. “It was like an adventure,” said Medicine Hat resident Eleanor Watson — 89 when interviewed by The ... Read More »
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